Comment by Deemuhn

To dispel any rumors, resilience still functions in PvE encounters. The content of the blue post addressing this follows:

Resilience still works in PvE. Perhaps someone was hearing one of us say that the goal was not for druids and death knights to go get resilience gear in order to tank. Resilience gear is designed for PvP, not for tanking, but we aren't doing anything to prevent it from working.

Unfortunately, I cannot link to the confirmation as it was posted on the beta forums and the link seems to no longer function.

Comment by chakki

I assume this cannot be used through the trade window even on level 60+ items? IIRC that was how it worked with the old rep chants.

Comment by natedawgmonty

So why did they make it so damn difficult and expensive to get crit immune? At least my warrior is a miner, cuts the cost a lil bit to gear up for heroics.

Comment by Agorist

Don't worry about crit immunity until you are 80. To be crit immune in heroics (lvl 82 mob) you need 535 defense, and to raid (lvl 83 boss) you need 540.

So for Mitigation AotD might be a tad bit better, I can't find the formula right now, but once you hit defense cap it doesn't matter about that might. This will be the choice enchant of these two.-----

Edit:

I might as well add this is more relevant to those who already are revered with the Scales of Time and short of defense capped. I mention this as being exalted with Scryers I can put Sons of Hodir on a lower rep priority than others.

Comment by Muramama

The only thing Defense Rating does is give you Defense Skill. It doesn't have any other effect.

This is very incorrect, Defense Rating that you acquire does not only raise your defense skill. It also raises all the of your avoidances: Dodge, Block, and Parry. So, it isn't necessarily a bad thing to have more defense than is required for the cap.

Comment by mjsinjapan

For anyone thinking of adding this to a boe item, the item won't stay boe, for this will bind it to you.

Comment by ddett

Adds 590HP and 0.11% dodge in bear... not bad.

Comment by deeber14

How much does this cost at exalted? because it looks sorta expensive

Comment by brillenschuss

is there a better head enchant than this for druid tanks?

Comment by Chronalis

I believe the defense on this gives ~0.13% to each of the following (for a total of 0.65%); - Miss - Dodge - Block - Parry - Crit reduction

For a Paladin tank, if you happen to be an engineer too, and you're both crit immune and at 103.05% "avoidance" (or above), then you can swap this out for the Mind Amplification Dish for a bit more stam with no truly major loss.

Comment by tonydizzle

Looks like all Arcanums and Inscriptions are just being converted to BoA, there won't be BoA AND BoE at the vendors. I say this because on the live site it shows this still as the rare but for the exact same item # it is BoA on the PTR site.

Comment by TheAngryGazebo

Should also be noted somewhere that this enchant requires Revered rep to purchase.

Comment by Elfangor

Thanks, was just looking for that!

Comment by Hampsterr

It should be noted to tanks trying to spread some holiday cheer that you cannot enchant Green Winter Hat with this.

Comment by darksomeone

Comment by Biggus1

This seems to have a hidden ilvl requirement. My level 80 warrior was not able to apply this to his BoA tanking helm. I was able to apply Arcanum of the Gladiator, however, and he has been enjoying that since level 70.

Comment by Eighjan

For the record, if references to Defense/Defense Rating are confusing, they refer to a stat. that was removed/replaced some time after Cataclysm launched (at Launch...? can't remember).

It used to be the primary measure of avoidance in (at least) Wrath of the Lich King and was 'used' as a Tanking standard for Instances in a similar way that AiL is used now (although not 'enforced' by Blizzard) in the Random Dungeon Finder.